[pgrouting-users] The 2nd fastest route

[Dave Potts]

Thanks Steve

I will see what I can make of the solutions for the K-Shortest paths.

Dave.
Stephen Woodbridge wrote:
> On 1/9/2012 5:35 PM, Dave Potts wrote:
>>
>> Is there anyway of getting of the TSP, Driving Distance calculation, etc
>> to return  the 2nd or 3rd route instead of always the fastest way of get
>> from source to target?
>>
>
> One algorithm for doing this is K-Shortest Paths. I think this applies
> to Dijkstra shoertest Path and maybe to A* Search. TSP and Driving
> distance do not really apply to this concept.
>
> I don't think we have a K-Shortest paths solution implemented. And
> intuitively thinking about it I'm not sure that you would not get
> basically the same path with one nearly parallel path to some segment
> that cost slightly more substituted for the original.
>
> It would be nice to be able to do something like what google does by
> presenting alternate route options. Part of what I think they might do
> is something like.
>
> At the start and end include all segments in the network for some
> distance, and then only include the highways for the longer haul. Then
> if you ask for K-Shortest paths, you can ignore alternatives at the
> start and end and present a few alternatives over the longer haul
> highway routes.
>
> But we don't have anything like that at the moment and we need a
> K-Shortest Path solution first.
>
> -Steve
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